Visor using magnetic means for attachment



y 1952. D. o. JONES 2,603,530

VISOR USING MAGNETIC MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 5, 1949 Patented July 15, 1952 TATTACHMENT David-0. Jones, Pasadena, Calif., assignor of one- I half to David K. Jones, Alhambra, Calif.

Application December 5, 1949,, Serial No '131,1 46

. c I ,1: l The present invention relatesto an improved visora'rrangement for use in automobiles. j

-An1object of the present invention is. to provide an improved visor, characterized by the fact that it may be mounted in a multiplicity of'desired positions in a simple, quick and expeditious manner. I I

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved sun visor arrangement incorporating magnets adapted for use with existing conventional visors in present day automobiles.

Another object of the present invention iscto provide; an improved visor arrangement which maybe made inexpensively in accordance with present day mass productionmethods and-processes, and which may be easily installed in existing, automobiles having visorjsflof non-magnetic material. Q '1 The features of the presentinvention which are believed tobe novel a'resetfo'rth with particularity in the app'nded'claim. This invention itself, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my visor arrangement mounted in an automobile,

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the installation shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the back side of the arrangement shown in Figure 2, with the visor having magnetic means thereon in detached position,

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the individual magnets I2 are aflixed to the seal I3, and

Figure 6 shows a modified glare shield embodying features of the present invention.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided, for mounting on the conventional sun visor ID of an automobile, an adjustable magnetizable plate II for magnetic cooperation with small Alnico magnets I2 affixed along an edge of a transparent glare shield I3. The magnetizable plate I I is adjustable in size and comprises, in fact, two relatively movable members HA and I IB which are frictionally held in adjusted position by the friction bolts IIC passing through a slightly oversize aperture in the member I I3 and through elongated adjustment slots IID in the other member HA. The friction bolts may be 1 Claim. (Cl. 296-97 conventional bolts and nut'a'ssemblies or lifts of appropriate size with friction washers or surfaces bearing against the'movable members HA and I IB to provide the desired degree of friction. It is noted that the extreme outside edges of the members A; IIB are parallel andcurved inwardly to form lips I IE, II F; v adapted to over lie and 'engagethe edges of the conventional visor I I! normally found in present, day automobiles;

As is conventionally practiced, the vis'o'r L0, as shown in Figure 1; may be mounted forv pivoting about theaxi's of the pin I 5 to adjust the visor I0 ina vertical plane; and also incorporates conven tional means I'B to allow the complete visor to be swung-from a'position in front of the Windshield of the automobile to a position adjacent the front side window of the automobile. The particular mounting structure whereby the visor III may be adjusted either iniront ofthe' windshield or in front of the front sidev window, as is well known,

mayall be conventional and such mea'ns per se forms nopart of the present invention.- g I "It is noted that the magnetizableplate-having the general refer'ne numeral It is adjustable for different size sun visors I0, so that it may be universally applicable. In mounting the plate II' of magnetizable material, the members HA, I I B are first pulled outwardly one from the other to an extreme position wherein the edges I IE. IIF are at maximum separation. The plate II is then placed adjacent the shield Ill and the members I IA, IIB are pressed towards one another with sufiicient force to overcome the forces exerted by the friction bolts IIC. These members IIA, IIB are moved in suificiently to cause the lips IIE, IIF to overlap the edges of the visor I 0 and to contact the same, whereby the plate II is firmly secured to the visor III. The plate II is maintained in this adjusted position by the frictional forces developed by the friction bolts IIC, which also serve at all times to maintain the two parts I IA, I IB, together in use and while in storage.

The plate II of magnetizable material is thus in position for cooperation with the Alnico" magnets I2 affixed to the top edge of the glare shield I3. It is observed that a glare shield I3 may be mounted in a-multiplicity of positions with respect to the shield I0 and magnetizable plate II and may, in fact, extend beyond the confines of such members, as shown in Figure 2, thereby allowing extended coverage.

Preferably, the magnets I 2 are mounted on the transparent shield I3 in the manner indicated in Figure 5. In Figure 5 the magnet I2 is first cemented within a plastic case [1, which is about of an inch oversize, a mixture of the same type of plastic material and cement being disposed between the case I1 and magnet l2, as indicated at l8. This case 11 of clear extruded plastic is then, in turn, cemented to the transparent sheet I3 which also may be of plastic material of different colors, preferably of a so-called smoky green color. In the finished assembly the magnet 12 extends approximately or of an inch higher than the plastic case H.

In the modified structure shown in Figure 6; the sheet, [3 is provided with an auxiliary Alnico magnet 20 mounted on the free end of a bar 2| adjustably positioned on the sheet l3 by means of the adjusting bolt 24 which passes through a slightly oversize apertured portion in the sheet [3, and through an elongated adjustment slot 2 IA in the bar 2] It is noted that this auxiliary magnet 20 may thus be moved longitudinally as well as swung in an arc to position it in optimum relationship to surrounding steel portions of the associated automobile, especially when the visor is being used to shield against the sun rays coming through the front side window.

While I prefer to provide a magnetizable plate of the type shown as ll herein, the present invention, in its broader aspects, may be practiced by enclosing or embedding a magnetizable sheet or plate within the visor l itself. In such case, it may be desirable to place flocking material over the magnetizable plate or to cover the same with fabric, cardboard or the like.

Also, while the transparent sheet [3 with the magnets 12 thereon is adapted especially for use with the magnetizabl plate H, it may be used apart from such magnetizable plate II in those instances where the steel of the automobile may accomplish the purpose intended to be accomplished by such magnetizable plate II. This is particularly true when the shield I3 is used for shielding against rays entering the windows of the back doors as Well as the rear window.

While the particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention in its broader aspects and, therefore, the aim in the appended claim is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of this invention.

I claim:

In a visor of the character described, a pair of plate members of magnetizable material, friction bolts passing through a slightly oversize aperture in one of said plate members and through an elongated adjustment slot in the other one of said plate members to maintain said plate members in adjusted position, each of said plate members having an outer edge bent inwardly to form a lip adapted to partially encircle and to engage the parallel edges of a conventional visor, and a transparent sheet with magnets spaced along one of its edges, said magnets cooperating with said magnetizable plate members to maintain said transparent sheet in adjusted position.

DAVID O. JONES.

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